Member of parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed that President Akufo Addo authorised the payment of some 32 million cedis to David Adjaye the architect who designed the Controversial National Cathedral.
This comes days after the finance ministry was reportedly captured to have paid 25 million cedis to the construction of the cathedral.
Ghanaians have expressed disappointment in Akufo Addo for prioritising the construction of a cathedral at a time he is calling on citizens to make sacrifices by paying extra taxes.
Hon. Ablakwa took to social media to reveal the payment process did not go through parliament.
Documents from the Office of the President confirm that in 2021 alone, Prez Akufo-Addo authorized an astonishing GHS32million of taxpayer funds to be paid to Sir David Adjaye & Associates Ltd for consultancy on his National Cathedral project.
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) June 3, 2022
GHS57million so far; more to come. pic.twitter.com/8b1kgYZVsM
